Table 2. Sequences of gene-specific primers used for qRT-PCR assays
| Gene product (abbrev.) | GenBank Acc. | Forward primer (5’-3’) | Reverse primer (5’-3’) | Product size (bp) |
| Profilin (Chickadee) (PRF) | AY545000 | CAGGATTACGTTGACAAGCA | CGATCCGTACCTGACAGGTA | 220 |
| Flotillin-1 (FLT) | GroupUn10026 | CCAAACGAAGCTCTCGTAGTA | TACTTGTCAAGGTGTACCA | 168 |
| Transferrin (TRF) | AY217097 | AGCGGCATACTCCAGGGAC | CGTTGAGCCTGATCCATACGA | 190 |
| Vitellogenin (VIT) | CAD56944 | CCGACGAGGACCTGTTGATTA | CTAGGATACGTGGTCATGACA | 148 |
| Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) | GroupUn473 | GACAAAGCTATGATAGAAGCTAA | CCATAGCCAATCAGCTGGACATCCA | 156 |
| Arginine kinase (ArgK) | AF023619 | GTGCCTCGAGGAGTAACTCA | GCGTAAATGCCAACGCCAGA | 267 |
| Octopamine receptor (OCTR) | CAD67999 | AGCTCACTCAAGTCACCGAGGA | GCGAATGCACAGTCGGTTCTGA | 480 |
| Take-out-like (JHBP-1) | AY736135 | CGTCTTGACAACAATGTTGATGA | CCAATGGCTCGATCGGCAGAA | 182 |
| Ribosomal protein (RpS8) | AF080430 | ACGAGGTGCGAAACTGACTGA | GCACTGTCCAGGTCTACTCGA | 175 |